Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks ...
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Did we kill the Neanderthals? New research may finally answer an age-old question.A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.
A new study shows that our ability to digest carbs long predates the agricultural revolution, and even Neanderthals had ...
Research shows some African populations have almost no Neanderthal DNA, while those from European or Asian backgrounds have 1 ...
That study, in the journal Nature, suggested that humans acquired more copies of amylase genes with the arrival of ...
ISTANBUL –The latest study reveals that the salivary amylase gene may have duplicated as early as 800,000 years ago, long ...
It was a new species of hominin, now known as Denisovans, who were the first human cousins identified only by their DNA.
They say their discovery points to the gene having originated in Neanderthal man ... through the generations and become so common among people in Britain. They concluded the mutation was older ...
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The AMY1 Gene Variation from Our Ancient Ancestors May Explain Our Carbohydrate-Rich DietsBy examining DNA samples from many ancient humans, scientists can track when we began increasing our carbohydrate intake.
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